A massive avalanche in Salang, a nearly 4,000 metre pass connecting Kabul and the north of Afghanistan, has killed at least 15 and possibly up to 30, with some 70 people reported by the Defense Ministry to be injured. Official and local reports vary widely. The road along the pass is heavily traveled and 1,500 people stranded by the avalanche have been rescued despite additional smaller avalanches and heavy snow, which have hampered rescue operations.
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Posted by Ellen Wallace on 9 February 2010 at 20:57 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 9 February 2010.
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Tags: Afghanistan, avalanche, deaths, injured, rescue operation
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